We were so excited that Kelly and Anderson decided to come visit us in Louisiana. We picked them up from the airport on Friday and night and hit the bath tub first thing. We could tell right away that it was going to be a lot of fun!
On Saturday morning, Tristan surprised us with a special pancake breakfast! Anderson was excited about his giraffe.
We decided to go out to Tickfaw State Park and hit up the water park they have there. Ethan was crawling all over the place and didn't mind the cement or the water flying everywhere. It was almost hard keeping up with him!
It was perfect for the boys. They had a variety of fountains that ranged from small ones that trickled out of the ground to larger ones that sprayed from overhead.
Ethan was fascinated with the buckets that dumped water at random intervals. He stood like this, watching them for quite a while.
Tristan and Anderson shooting us with the water cannons
Sunday morning, Kelly stayed home with the boys. As you can see they were busy loungin'! Last time they were in this crib together they were a lot smaller!
We spent the afternoon at the pool...loungin again'!
On Tuesday we decided to make a day trip to New Orleans to celebrate Tristan's birthday. Our main purpose for going to New Orleans was to take the boys to the aquarium. It was a first for both of them and I think it was a success! Here's a family picture as we started our adventure!
Taking it all in...
Two sets of best friends
The white alligator is always a highlight when we go to the aquarium.
Time for a quick photo op with the two buddies!
We stopped by the play area to let the boys stretch their legs a little and they had a blast!
We made a stop by the shark tank on our way out. The boys were fading quickly...
Luckily by the time we were done with the aquarium the rain had let up (temporarily) and we were able to take a walk along the Mississippi River.
All tuckered out from the aquarium
We finished our day off by taking a stroll through the French Market and going out to a late lunch to celebrate Tristan's birthday. We went home wet, but we had a great time!
We spent a lot of time just watching them play and be crazy! They had a lot of fun just finding anything to play with...
...like spatulas. I don't know what it is about kitchen utensils, but Ethan LOVES them. Apparently Anderson does as well!
Thursday Kelly and I decided to hit up the mall with our boys. Since we were on a shopping marathon, the boys got a little restless so we decided to stop at the play area and let them stretch their legs. This was Ethan's first time at an indoor playground so I wasn't sure how he would do....Needless to say, he did just fine! He had never been on steps before and he climbed all the way to the top of these without any help and without hesitation!
Good buddies
On their last night here we decided to go to the Bass Pro Shop and see the sights. We started with a stop by the aquarium to see the fish!
Checking out some of the non-living animals
We made a stop by the duck pond to see the ducks, fish and turtles. We wanted to see Rocky, the raccoon, but he was sleeping. The boys weren't overly impressed but we still had fun!
It was a busy week, but we had so much fun! We are really looking forward to the next time we can get together when we go home to Washington in September!
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